Goldwind plans record-sized 12MW onshore turbine as China's giants race away from West - Recharge
Goldwind plans record-sized 12MW onshore turbine as China's giants race away from West | Recharge
China is fast becoming the land of the giant wind turbine on land as well as sea, said a leading sector analyst, as Goldwind unveiled new onshore machines rated up to a record-setting 12MW.
Goldwind joined a clutch of other Chinese manufacturers to announce double-digit-rated onshore platforms with its GWH221-8.X-10 and GWH24X-12.X, the latter the largest yet announced globally, said Shashi Barla, head of renewable energy research at Brinckmann.
“While Western turbine OEMs are grappling with the supply chain challenges [of] ramping up the 5.X/6.XMW
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Decades of government support for the development of wind energy has resulted in lower costs and a rapidly growing share of electricity generated by wind turbines. Wind in 2019 accounted for 7.3 percent of electrical generation, surpassing for the first time hydropower at 7.0 percent.